I've been holding off on writing about this movie - but somehow now that I see this article, I've got to do it. My wife and I were at the AMC Loews that pulled the trailer. I think she may even be the woman the manager, Kevin Adjodha, was referring to in his quote. As that might indicate, I think this whole Flight 93 thing is a bad idea.
Why is this a bad idea? Here are my reasons:
- Is this a documentary? No.
- Is this a non-profit enterprise? No.
- Is this a small movie that people will find out about on their own? No.
It took 33 years before Munich came out. No one has made a big budget commercial movie about the Iran hostage crisis. No one's made a real Oklahoma City movie. Hell, Blackhawk Down came out 8 years after the events. And that was for an incident involving 100 Army Rangers in a foreign country! Not several thousand deaths in the US.
And who are these people making these movies? Why, it's Universal Studios (United 93) - the same people who are currently bringing you Jerry Springer: Hot and Hostile: Brutal! And Paramount Pictures (World Trade Center) - the people behind She's the Man. I'm sorry, these are not the people I'm trusting to do a heartfealt piece that gets at the truth and can be a cathartic experience for us. These people are shysters who just want our money.
To exploit the tragedy of 9/11, exploit the emotional nature of that day, and the memories of so many people...and our entertainment inudstry wonders why no one trusts them.
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